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In the fourth ODI match between India and New Zealand, held on Friday, November 13, the Indian team faced significant difficulties. Attempting to chase a target of 334 runs at Mount Maunganui, the Indian squad managed to score only 89 runs. Consequently, New Zealand won the match by a margin of 244 runs.

This defeat marked the second largest run deficit for India in ODI format. Historically, India's lowest score in an ODI is 54 runs, achieved in Sharjah in 2000 against Sri Lanka. If the Indian team had scored 88 runs or less in this match, they would have matched this embarrassing record. Previously, India had also suffered defeats, being dismissed for 63, 78, 79, and 88 runs. Earlier against New Zealand, the Indian side was restricted to 88 runs in Dambulla in 2010 and 92 runs in Hamilton in 2019.

The loss by 244 runs is the second biggest failure in India's ODI history. The previous major setback occurred in 2000 in Sharjah against Sri Lanka, which won by a margin of 245 runs. Other significant defeats for India include a loss of 214 runs to South Africa in Mumbai in 2015, 208 runs to Australia in Sydney in 2004, and 202 runs to England at Lord's during the 1975 World Cup.

For New Zealand, this victory was also the second biggest in ODI history. Previously, the Kiwi team defeated Ireland by a margin of 290 runs in Aberdeen in 2008. Additionally, New Zealand had previously beaten the USA by 210 runs in 2004 and Australia by 206 runs in 1986. In 2017, they also defeated West Indies by 204 runs in Christchurch.

The main hero of this match was Matt Henry. He took 6 wickets, conceding only 27 runs. This is the second-best performance in terms of taking 6 wickets among New Zealand bowlers against India in ODIs. Before him, Shane Bond achieved a similar feat in 2005 in Bulawayo, taking 6 wickets for 19 runs.

This was Henry's fourth time in his career against India to take four or more wickets in a single game. In this aspect, he tied bowlers such as Ravi Rampall, Ajanta Mendis, and Brett Lee, each of whom achieved this success four times against India in ODIs. Furthermore, Henry joined the list of New Zealand bowlers who have taken five wickets four times in ODIs, tying Shane Bond. Trent Boult has six such performances, and Sir Richard Hadlee has five.

Henry also became one of the bowlers who have taken five wickets more than once in ODIs against one team. Against India, this is his second such performance. Shane Bond achieved this three times against Australia, while Trent Boult and Ben Sears achieved it twice against Australia and Pakistan, respectively.

Since 2025, Matt Henry has demonstrated impressive form, taking 37 wickets in 14 ODI matches. His average stands at 16.29, with a strike rate of 19.6, and an economy rate of 4.97.

His style of play was very noticeable in the fourth ODI. He bowled 40 deliveries from the good and back lines, taking 5 wickets while batsmen scored only 5 runs. From the good line, he took 3 wickets, conceding 2 runs in 26 balls, and from the back line, he took 2 wickets, conceding 3 runs in 14 balls. In 5 full-length balls, he conceded 12 runs, and in short balls, 8 runs in 13 balls. These figures do not include wides.

The outcome of the match was decided in the first over period. New Zealand scored 72 runs without losing a batsman. During this period, India conceded two boundaries from Will Young in the second over, after which Young subsequently scored a century. In the second innings, Henry immediately dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer in the first over, reducing India's score to 0/3.

Although the conditions in New Zealand were favorable for batting and perhaps the best of the series, the match turned into a one-sided battle. Thanks to this performance, Henry gained necessary practical experience before the Test series. However, he will not participate in the fifth and final ODI. Both teams will meet in the fifth and concluding match of the series at the same time and place on Sunday, November 15.